Chelsea have once again reiterated that nothing has changed about the new Stamford Bridge redevelopment after recent reports about a change of venue.

According to New Civil Engineer, Chelsea were looking to cut costs by planning to actually build the new stadium on a different site and not knock down the current Stamford Bridge stadium.

However, the club have refuted that claim however with a statement that they released

"Chelsea FC is aware of the media speculation relating to the new stadium, however can confirm that the club’s position remains unchanged since May 2018," the club said this afternoon.

"The stadium project has been put on hold due to the current unfavourable investment climate. There is no time frame set for reconsidering this position, but when we do all relevant parties including the CPO and fans will be informed."

What would the stadium have been like?

Chelsea's current Stamford Bridge holds around 41,000 and the new stadium was set to increase that number to around 60,000 once it was done.

The new Stamford Bridge was also going to be built on the site of the current one. That obviously brought some complications with it. One was the fact that Chelsea would have to play about four years away from home, while a bridge was going to have to be built over the current train line.

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How far did the plans get?

As far as preparation went, the plans got to as far as they needed to do. They were green lit by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, while Mayor of London Sadiq Khan passed them through as well and called it potentially a 'jewel in London's sporting crown'.